Event 123

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE",
    "BSR",
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Supported by a public event summary with multiple specific data points, photo evidence, and named individual. Multiple independent confirmations (attendees, investor involvement) in the post.",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://x.com/ragnars/status/1757668657927196824"
    ],
    "title": "?? Estonian Start-up Defense Tech (~200 drone startups reported in February 2024) (Ragnar on Twitter)"
  },
  "description": "The first Defence Tech meetup in Estonia drew over 300 interested participants, highlighting a surge in defence-tech activity. The event gathered startup founders, engineers, investors from Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, as well as numerous stealth defence startups working at high speed, notably on drone projects. A presentation by an ex-CERN scientist on a disruptive, cost-effective product was featured. Estonia is seeing strong momentum and investment interest in its Defence Tech sector.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-14T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of audience and presenter at Defence Tech event; post references over 300 interested participants, multinational attendance, and focus on rapid defence startup iteration and investor activity.",
    "Mention of Ukrainian teams and drone startups highlights technological priorities."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "I have never seen momentum like yesterday in our first Defence Tech meetup in Tallinn! Despite very short notice - more than 300 people were interested – sadly we could fit only 150 & including folks who traveled from Finland, Latvia & Lithuania!",
    "Many local & European investors I have talked to in recent weeks are not only open to investing but scouting already in Defence Tech!",
    "Most inspiring from the first events was how & with what speed Ukrainian teams are building! ... And whopping 200 teams / startups are working only on drone projects!",
    "The most astonishing talk was by an ex-scientist from the CERN, whose product is at least 20x cheaper than any alternative now.",
    "Our next event is already in April but for Estonia’s ecosystem Defence Tech will be the fastest-growing vertical in 2024 & beyond!"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of audience and presenter at Defence Tech event; post references over 300 interested participants, multinational attendance, and focus on rapid defence startup iteration and investor activity.",
            "Mention of Ukrainian teams and drone startups highlights technological priorities."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Estonia's First Defence Tech Meetup Signals Rapid Growth in Sector",
  "location_text": "Estonia",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_123_1763916780_50b926cb.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Estonian Start-up Defense Tech (~200 drone startups reported in February 2024) (Ragnar on Twitter)",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://x.com/ragnars/status/1757668657927196824"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Estonia hosted its first Defence Tech meetup with notable interest from Baltic/Nordic participants and international investors, emphasizing growth in defence innovation, especially drone tech.",
  "url": "https://x.com/ragnars/status/1757668657927196824"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE BSR Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "14-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "?? Estonian Start-up Defense Tech (~200 drone startups reported in February 2024) (Ragnar on Twitter)",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://x.com/ragnars/status/1757668657927196824",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Estonian Start-up Defense Tech (~200 drone startups reported in February 2024) (Ragnar on Twitter)",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}